Fr. Ghevond Alishan was one of the first collector-researchers to value the Armenian folklore. His numerous philological articles on ethnographic folk holidays and beliefs, as well as a number of factual works have not lost their topographic, historical, political, bibliographic, archaeological, ethnographic and philological significance, which are often of primary origin. 

Poet and fiction writer Alishan often referred to materials that were in the field of view of his own interest. Thus, the myth of the Armenian nation became the "subject of scientific examination of historical and philological problems" and a source of inspiration for the poet. It is especially valuable Alishan’s monograph called "Ancient Faith or Pagan Armenian Religion" as a systematic study of Armenian pre-Christian beliefs, religious cults, as well as mythology, where the author demonstrated the skills of a philologist, historian-culturologist, and even a botanist. He spoke about nature, sorcery, the afterlife, evil and good spirits, folk ideas, and about the Armenian mythology. In another work called “The Armenian Nature (Haybusak)” the scientist was again guided by the same principle. He presented the plant in detail, along with the traditions and beliefs associated with it. Consequently, the works of scientist Alishan store a huge amount of research material, mainly of an interdisciplinary nature, as even the works that do not have a pronounced philological orientation, stand out with an abundance of folklore materials and can be interesting for modern philology.